Hi waterbug,
The following article has all the information on ordering The Shield
of Strength Dog Tags. I've also posted a few links that explain more
about them. What a great idea!
Operation Shield of Strength
http://www.federalist.com/news/sos.asp
It is not "official issue," but thousands of military personnel are
now wearing a "Shield of Strength" dog-tag bearing a Scriptural
passage on one side (Joshua 1:9 "I will be strong and courageous. I
will not be terrified, or discouraged, for the Lord my God is with me
wherever I go.") and the words "One Nation under God" on the other.
Army Ranger Capt. Russell Rippetoe, murdered at a checkpoint by a
homicide bomber, was the first casualty in Operation Iraqi Freedom to
be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. His father, retired Lt.
Col. Joe Rippetoe (disabled after two tours of duty in Vietnam),
reports, "All the men who served with my son wear the shield around
their necks, as do many of the elite 75th Rangers. The Shield of
Strength is to remind them that when you need help, you look to the
man upstairs [and] to love those around you today. Don't wait until
tomorrow."
Army Command Sgt. Maj. J. Clay writes from Iraq, "I cannot even begin
to count how many soldiers are wearing them. It also has a spiritual
camaraderie impact -- for example, when you meet another Christian or
military member and they have the shield on their ID tags ... it bonds
you, even though you may not know them."
Beaumont, Texas, native Kenny Vaughan started the campaign to
distribute Shields of Strength to military personnel, and we are
partnering with Kenny to help identify Patriots with the means to
purchase bulk quantities of the SoS tags for distribution to military
units of your choosing (or we will identify a unit for you).
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More than 200,000 Shields have already been distributed. We currently
have sponsors for thousands of additional Shield of Strength tags, and
are shipping those tags to military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan and
other military fronts. But there are many military units that do not
yet have sponsors.
Here is how you can participate in Operation Shield of Strength:
The cost of the shields, chains and silencers is about $2.50 per unit,
including postage. We have a matching program -- for every tag you
purchase in a bulk order designated for a military unit, we will match
that order. The minimum bulk order is 250 ($625) so the tags shipped
to military units will total 500. If you can't sponsor a bulk order,
any amount you send for this effort will help. Click here for
information on how to purchase a small number of Shields for yourself.
Please make your check payable to "The Federalist."
On the check memo line, note "Operation Shield of Strength."
Please send your check to the following address:
Operation Shield of Strength
820 Scenic Highway
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee 37350
Please note for bulk orders of 250 (500), please include mailing
instructions. If you want them sent to a particular unit or service
branch, please designate that branch with an address if applicable. If
you want us to choose a military unit for you, we will advise you by
e-mail what unit received the Shields you sponsored.
The Shields will be shipped within five days of receipt of your check.
(For additional questions:
e-mail SoS@federalist.com
(NOTE: 100% of the proceeds from these sales are applied to sponsor
orders for military units. The Federalist is not compensated in any
way for Operation Shield of Strength. We are donating our services and
personnel to match sponsors and military units. We will continue to
provide this service for as long as sponsors continue to support
Operation Shield of Strength.)
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tlspiegel |